Exploring the interdependent-self against society: Mapping the “construct of thyself” to the “collective unconscious”

d ə ˈ p l ô r ə b ( ə ) I am.

I hold a natural thirst for deep knowledge yet carry a lot of anxiety.

It’s the anxiety that allows me the sensitivities others may not fully understand or even possess for themselves.

The combination of thirst and anxiety: This curse, this power, this weakness, this strength, has finally brought awareness of how an unforeseen onslaught of anxiety plus an attack of my ego can manifest a taste of rage and/or a certain sensation that is so damn close to hate.

I probably should have realized this a lot earlier, but:

recalling the times I’ve worked with Gail about a fleeting desire to shut off all feelings as being a power or virtue,

FINALLY brought understanding that all three are adaptations of a similar habit: Building walls. The habit of building walls made of logic and reason to serve as a means of isolating or suppressing feelings.

A paradox to most others, I’m easily able to live by glaring contradictions that make perfect sense to me – at least from a purely rational perspective.

However if it were not for such walls I don’t think I’d be able to air my unpopular conservative political ideologies that I feel the need to say.

Ever the online unabashed idealists to sometimes respond at others’ arguments with the bitterest of cynics, it’s without wonder why some of my political messages incite no positive effect.

I know this today. Maybe on some level I’ve known this for a while. IDK. Maybe -in part- it’s the viewing of how political parties are spewing hatred and seeing how the media picks it up that hinders me from being a stronger communicator; more important, a stronger and better person.

∝ Note To Self: Yeah, most of us don’t seek out tales of murder, promiscuity and violence. I don’t go out of my seeking to give myself the creeps. However I have to acknowledge that feeling uncomfortable at times does offer certain teachings. Not trying to deflect here, but if you ask me it’s the media that seeks out such darkness. So before I go judging myself so harshly, first I’ll consider taking the “media chatter” to a psychiatrist, I wonder what would be its diagnosis?